Hosiery-frame.



the inward stroke UNITED sTATns PATENT oFFIoE. y

FRANZ cEcKA, or CHEMNITZ. GERMANY, AssmNoR To' FIRM QF SCHUBERT & sluizen MASCHINENFABRIK.

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTQF CHEMNITZ, GERMANY.

HosInRY-FRAME.

rel 74.10,

J 'o all 'uf/.mm t may concern.'

jllc it known that I, FRANZ Crucifix, a citizen of tire-(herman, Empire. ri-isiding at (,hemnitz, in thi, Kingdom of Saxolly, (ier many. have invented certain new and use lul impl-ovenlents in llosiery-Fralnes; and l doiherchy decl-.ire the following to'hc a' full, clear, and exact descriptonof the invention, such ns'will ,enable others skilled .in the artto which it appertnins4 to make .and use the saine, reference being had .to

the aci'zonipanying drewingsend to letters or figures et.4 reference [marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hosiery frames, and more particularly' 'in the mechanism :for reducingr and increasing' of the thread guide. reinforced portions in knitted goods on fiat hosiery frames the inward stroke of the thread guide is limited h 'y..1|'1ea.ns of fixed stops which correspond 'to the desired breadth oithe reinforced portion. -By means of such a mechanism only reinfm'ced portions'can be made which have straight border lines, while it is not possible to makeliancy reinforced portions.

The object of the improvements is to provide a mechanism by means of which fancy wreinloixzed portions can be made. With this ohjectvinjricw lniv invention cons lt -riding,mechanism for limiting' 1When in a ki n g stroke oi the thread ,froide whirl `can he4 regulated autoinaticall.)r while the niachinc 1s in operation. A

. F or the purpose of explainingr the 11n-cir been` shown in. the acconipanying drawings.

\. Aine' w1 th aztancy reinforced 1n which .the sanualetters of reference have been used' in all 4the views to indicate corre- S;ioncling 'L)ai-ts. .In said drawings-4 igure 1, isa diagranumitiealviewshow the heel portioirofportion, y

Fig. 2, is `a front View of tlierneella'nisn'i for making fancy. reinforced portions-gin F1gs.,3 to- 5, are dia-grammatical views showingithe stops for,r limiting the inward stroke of thethread guide in diferent'p leitio'ns.` i y In addition'tc the usual.thi'eedfguides no .videdyV for knitting thefnon- 'einforced --,paltts of thework thread'guides 3 and 4 are Specification of Letters Patent.

. 1G and 17.l To the rack l2 a ,18 is attached. -push rod 20 is slidahly `mounted in su tion'. one exam ile ,cmhodvlnw the saine has teeth of the 'ratchet -u-'heel 10';

in the teeth of a stocking made' i mechanism it. may be Patented Feb. er, :1 91 7.

l Application led July 22. 1914. Serial No. 852,417.

guide har 2 a stop armi.

To a shaft 8 e pinion 9 is keyed which is rigidlv connected with ratchet wheels 1J() and 10 v The teeth of the are cut yin opposite direc- 9 is in mesh 'with -recks Il and l2 which are guided in Suitable been ings V13. The rack 1lV is provided at its ends withstopf` arms 14 and l5, and in a similar wav the rack 12 carries stop arms tension spr-ing wheels 1f) and l0 tions. The pinion In suitable mounted which cairies at itsV upper end a-shift pawl, 22 which is adapted to engage in tl1e`,teet1 of the ratchet wheel 10.l and normally bears on a pin 2L At its lower end ,the push rod 20 provided laterally withzi pivot bolt on which a sleeve 24 has'auslidable support. To the said sleeve the lower end of a; rock-- ingr levcr`j26 attached which has a rocking support on a bracket 25, and which is connected with a link Below the push rod S-a, shaft 92S itable hearings. whichfcarr a carn-4 29. On a` pivot bolt 30- a locking* pawll is supported which engages inthe :n a. pivot- ."jis mounted which engages the ratchet wheel 1U, and provided with an :1131184 connected. by a link 35 with. the push rod Q0.

yholt 32 a -pawl the diametersof which are largcn -.than thatot' the pinion.

guides 19 a,

,For explaining the operation of.; the. 4

l assumed that l iifhee-l portion isto be knitted which is to he 4gradn ua lv reinforced from the points A or A. to the points B or B", whereupon the reinforced `portion `is uniformly eontinued to the points-f()4 andV C' -respective1y, and is gradually reduced to the points D and D.

When starting the manufacturegof the goods the locking-pewl 31 act-ing jon the vratchet Wheel 10 is thrown int inoperativeposition, so that the. racks 1.1,and12 are shifted b the spring 18 into initial posi. tions, an -the stop 14 is in-,its extreme position-at the' right, and the stop 16 in its extreme position at the left. The shaft 28 and 'the cam 29 mounted thereon 'areconstantly rotated vin the direction of the ar.

row shown in Fig. 2. The linli 2T is'coni 12, are shifted. *As the spring 18 has th'e Apull therack 12 to the left the tendency to :31. is-provided'v by means of pavvl 33 Dis'thrown out of llookin *positionr 'trolled by a. counting mechanism 'such as a jucqiiard'pattern, narrowingchain, or the like. -When pulling the sii-'nie tothe right and inthe direction of the arrow the lever 26 shifts, the sleeve 2J into'the p ath ol the rain 29. 'lhereby tjlie push'r'od 2() is shifted ii yn'vard, so that' the; "pawl ad vaiices the v ratchet wheel 10 and the gearwl'ieel S) connectedv therewith, so that| the-racks 1'1 and locking paw which the return movement of the ratchet Wheels 10 and 1 0 is prevented. "Normally the forward movement of the ratchet wheel 10 is prevented by means 'of thepawl 33. VVhen'thefpush rod 20 is shifted upward-the by means of the rod connecte 'with the Aarm ofthe said pawl, so tthat the ratchet wheel is nowvfree to be inov'edvby the pawl 22., Upon the'freturn movement ofthe push rod 2() the pawl 33 fallsagain` into engagement with the; ratchet wlee'l. Upon each forward niove'nient of the ratchet' wheel '10 the rrack 11 isshifted -to the left andv the rack 12 to the right, so thatthe distance of vthe stops 14: and 16is reduced. Thereby the fin Fig. 4in which theright hand stop 1-Ll Strokes of the "thread guide bars are' increased'accordingly,'because the stops l6 and 7 get into engagement withlthe Astopsl'it and 16 later, andA `the thread guides 3 Aand'ltcan be approached to each other more and more. Thereby the reinforced .portion A-B or A/V-'B can be'i'nade the border lines ofVVT which are directed aiigularly ii'1\vard,"see

Fig. 1. As the ratchet wheel 10is further advanced in the :manner just described, thc racks 11 and 12 are shift-ed froni=tl1e position shownin Fig,v 3 into the position shown ofthe `raclgll isfin the position correspondingy .to the rightliand stop 17 ofthe rac'k'12,

andl the ,left hand stop 16: of thera'cks11 is iii aposit-ion corrcspondingto, the left hand vstop loof the raclr 12'- 'The stops and 7 of the thread guide-bars 1 and 2 have such breadtlis, that they are in the'paths of :both4 the stops 14, and 1'( and 15 and -16 respectively.

Ithe' ratchet Wheel 1()- is further advanced,

at `the right` the stopfl? of Athe rack 12 is brought into.k cooperation :with the stop 6 of the threafl guide bar '1,-ai`id1'at -the left thestop 15 of the rack 11- isbrought i-ntocoi operation with the stop 7 oftliethreadguide vbar 2 (Fig, 4.) Thereafter the stops 15 and `17 are'- mo'ved farther outward, so that the with a pair of of the thread guides, a

movement of the thread. guides 1 and 2 is shortened atthe inner end, and the rein- :forcedportion C-Dor v(y-D is produced the border line of which is directed angiilarly` outward (Fig. l); It willv readily be understood, that the position of the points B and B', that is the 1nner limi-t of the reinforced portion depends on the distance ofthe stops 14 and`15, and 16 and 17 respectively. By setting the stops in different positionslthe relative position of the lpoints-B` and B can be changed. In

any case it is necessary iist to obtain the breadth of the reinforced portion which` can be attained with-the racks 11 and 12, before the'breadth` or' the reinforced portion can be reduced again.

' In the example lshown in Fig. 1- the breadth of the reinforced portion remains the same on Athe. parts bordered by the li'nes B-C and lB- C, for which purpose the ratchet wheel 10 is not shifted when knitting these portions. Of course, such parts with parallel border lines can also lbe made at any `)arts of the linesl A-B and (l-D, or A- if and CX-DQ for which purpose the counting mechanism by meansjof which the roller 24 is brought into the 'path of the'cam 29 'is thrown 'out of action. But also `in these cases the portions with inclined and lied tothe innermost points B, B,. before the return movement is possible.

I'claim herein as my invention:

1. In a vho'siery frame, the combination with a pair of tliii'eadguides having reciprocating movements yin opposite directions, of a pair'of stop members each adapted to arrest either oiie .of said thread guides andy lformed on adjacent sides with rack teeth, a'

pinion between said stop members and engaging in the teeth thereof"`and 4means opfajatiif'e while the frame is in operation to im- .lis with one of the threadI guides, l

adapted cnting movements yin opposite directions, of,

a pair of parallel rods each having-stops ad; jiistably mounted at both ends andifirmed on adjacent sides with rack teeth, 'located at opposite Sides of therack's being arranged for arresting pinion engaging sai-d the stops 1 enga-gement with one 4 95 v straightborder lines must at first be continteeth and adapted to shift .the rods in opposite directions, and means operative while tl frame is 1n operation to rotate :seid pinion. e,

4;; In a hosiery frame, the eomhnmtlon with, a pair of thread gni heaving lreoilgrro outing movements v1n oppoeite dnreetlone, ot'

a peil' of parallel rods eueh having stops nt both ends and formed on adjacent Sides with rack teeth, the'stops located at opposite ends of the racks being arranged for arresting en gagement with one ofl the thread guides, n

` pinion engaglng saidfruek'teeth und adopted prising a pnwl und, ratchet mechanism, n ro.` tary cam, and menne to throw said pnwl :1nd ratchet; Ineelmnism andczun into position `for cooperation with each other.

Fi. In n knitting,r frame, at least onethread lguide in addition to the nminknitting meehnnisn'l, a pair of parallel racks, stops :1rranged` on said racks for stoping the thread guid and controlling its stro ce, a pinion engaging said reeks for movement in opposite directions, and selectively controlled opel-:it

ing-means for the pinion;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing ne my invention, I have signed my name.

FRANZ GECKA. 

